Synopsis
This short NASA film documents the final mission of the Gemini program in 1966 as astronauts James A. Lovell, Jr. and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. performed several extravehicular activity (EVA) operations and a rendezvous and docking operation with an Agena target vehicle. The film starts with footage from the June 3 1965 spacewalk by astronaut Ed White. A mockup of the Gemini XII spacecraft sits under water in a pool (01:24), where astronaut Buzz Aldrin (the pilot for Gemini XII) uses a weighted suit to simulate zero gravity for EVA training. He attaches hand rails on the spacecraft. He tests foot restraints at the rest area (03:14). Men help pull the astronaut out of the pool. The Atlas-powered Agena target vehicle blasts off on 11 November 1966. Command Pilot Jim Lovell climbs into Gemini XII preparing for launch. The boosters ignite and liftoff occurs (05:20). Gemini XII flies through the sky. Men record data in the command center, monitoring the astronauts and spacecraft. Footage shows Gemini XII orbiting Earth and looking for the Agena craft for a planned rendezvous. Gemini XII nears Agena for a docking operation (07:37). NASA officials in the command center talk about an Agena propulsion issue. There is a shot of sunset from the beach of one of the islands in Hawaii (10:08); this is followed by shot of Gemini XII in space. The astronauts photograph a solar eclipse, then Aldrin climbs out of the hatch for a standup EVA (11:30). A still photo shows Gemini XII during an…
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- Running time
- 25 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage